Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Hashemi Rafsanjani criticised the political situation in Iran.He wrote in a letter published on his website on June 27, one day before the 29th anniversary of a 1981 blast at the Tehran office of the Islamic Republican Party that killed many political leaders, that Iran's current political environment is deeply divisive.Currently Rafsanjani is chairman of the Council of Experts, the body charged with the supervision of Iran's supreme leader, but during the presidential election he supported the opposition. sourcen: rferl.org

The brother of Zeynab Jalalian says that he has not heard from her since a month.She was sentenced to death in 2009, for cooperating with the PEJAK and is in imminent risk of execution.She was imprisoned in Kermanshah and Sanandaj, but was transfered to Evinprison ward 209, even though she has already been sentenced.A month ago she telephoned her family that she is in Evinprison, but since then, nothing was heard from her.Authorities stated they have lost her file and they can't do anything.According to her brother the attorneys and the humanrights activists said they would help but they didn't do anything.Her lawyer says that he has not been able to access the case file and the only way to help her is to contact the UN Secretary General and ask for his direct intervention.source: HRHI

June 28, 300 of the 450 workers at Pars Metal staged a protest across the president’s offices.They were protesting for their five months outstanding payment and the decision by the management to let the contract workers go.The workers say that at least 150 contract workers at Pars Metal have more than 12 years of service with the company.source: iranlaborreport.com

Nahid Ghadyani, a Baha’i from Mashhad is taken to prison to serve her 5 years prisonsentence.Previously authorities promised her a prison leave and had even issued a bail amount which her family had submitted.Hooman Bakhthar also from Mashhad has received a summon to go within 3 days to prison to start his sentence of 2 years . Initially Bakhthar was sentenced to 5 years, this was reduced in appeal to 2 years.source: HRHI

Studentactivists urge people to stage protests to commemorate the anniversary of the 9 July 1999 student-led uprising.

In London, Toronto and Washington DC will be protests this weekend against the deathsentence by stoning from Sakine Mohammadi Ashtiani.source: missionfreeiran.wordpress.com